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Will the Coup in Burma Be a Turning Point for the Rohingya People

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Will the Coup in Burma Be a Turning Point for the Rohingya People
Rohingya refugees make their way along a beach after arriving by boat at Shah Porir Dip, Bangladesh, on Sept. 14, 2017. Allison Joyce/Getty Images
Anjali Nadaradjane
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The coup d’état in Burma (also known as Myanmar), earlier this year, may have dismantled the fragile foundations of the country’s democratic government, but the ensuing rise of a fervent pro-democracy civilian movement could be a turning point for the Rohingya population.

Anjali Nadaradjane
Anjali Nadaradjane
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Anjali Nadaradjane is a research assistant at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, Australia. She has worked at think tanks in both Australia and Indonesia across law and public policy, and her works have appeared in numerous media.
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